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Newspaper of the University of Southern California
Monday April 3,1995 Vol. CXXIV, No. 48
Headlines
USC weekend filled with Fests
The 42nd annual Songfest brought Greeks and campus community members together for a night of "Fire and Ice," followed by Springfest 1995, where Ice Cube headlined.
Features, page 8
Without Jason Mulholland, who was ill, the USC men's volleyball team struggled against BYU on Friday night, and lost, 17-16, 16-14, 11-15, 15-11, at the Lyon Center.
Sports, page 16
Training time for the media circus
The trial — you know which one — has captured the ratings, but it's pretty dry stuff. Davey Williams shares some theme day suggestions on how to perk things up a bit.
Viewpoint, page 4
Music, forums set for tonight
That’s a rap
. Witt / Dally Tro|an
Excitement mounted as Springfest 1995 went on. See page 8 for more coverage.
Brigham Young defeats volleyball
The Graduate Christian Fellowship Forum presents "Risk ana Responsibility:
The Legacy of Dietrich Bon-hoeffer," a presentation by John Townsend, pastor of First Baptist Church of Los Angeles, tonight at 7, University Religious Center 204. eee
The USC Percussion Ensemble performs tonight at 8 in Bovard. Free admission, eee
Friends of documentary filmmaker Ernest Nukanen will gather today for a memorial celebration of Nukan-en's life and stories at the Lion's Head Restaurant, 59 Christopher St., New York, from 5 to 7 p.m.
eee
"Hollywood in Cyberspace," a seminar on using on-line services in film production, will take place today from 5 to 10:30 p.m. in the Green Theater, second floor of the Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Ave. Cost for students is $100.
DPS to take
over parking enforcement
By Laura Margoni
Staff Writer
Today, the Department of Public Safety will take over the responsibility of parking enforcement, formerly under the control of Transportation Services.
The change, which will transfer the issuance of all parking citations and the handling of the appeals process to DPS, was instigated because, Transportation Senior Manager Dawn Mugavero said, "it made more sense."
"It's really more of a public safety concern (and) with the DPS officers and student officers already out there patrolling, it'll just be one additional duty for them," she said.
DPS Deputy Chief Robert Taylor agreed and said that the change seemed "a more efficient way to use resources."
"The community won't see much of a difference in services," Taylor said, "except enforcement will be a little stricter."
Transportation Services will still handle the administrative and financial concerns, overseeing the submission of all complaints and payment of fines. DPS will only be responsible for the appeal process and plans to instate a review board composed of students, staff, faculty and DPS officers to accomplish this task.
"We want to make it as fair and equitable as we can (and) do what would be best for USC," said Officer Gerald Baker, coordinator of the Student Law Enforcement Program.
Roots of college conservatism analyzed
“While a lot of college campuses are getting conservative, I think USC is moving in the opposite direction.”
_2; L_—Kari Cutler
By Kamron Barron
Staff Writer
Although the new Republican majority in Congress has led to more discussion of Republican ideology across the country, opinions about conservatism on USC's campus differ.
Herbert Alexander, a USC professor of political science, says there has not been a rise of conservatism, but college campuses are predominantly conservative.
"My opinion is the USC campus has always been conservative among the student body that today students are concerned about economy, jobs and
security," he said. "The nature of the student body is essentially that students can afford tuition and costs. They're students that are more inclined to be conservative than liberal. I don't have any facts or figures, but it seems to me that it is essentially conservative."
Steve Lesher, chair of the USC College Republicans, a 5-year-
old campus organization, believes conservatism is a part of campus life and this leads to the importance of college Republicans. Since its founding, the USC group has become the largest college Republican organization in California.
"I've always been a big believer that college students are inherently conservative, and it is a
well-known fact that university administration is inherently liberal," Lesher said. "That's what makes college Republicans so important, especially when political correctness we've seen as a growing interest."
Kari Cutler, co-vice chairman of the Trojan Democrats, disagrees, and said USC is one of the exceptions to the case.
"While a lot of college campuses are getting conservative, I think USC is moving in the opposite direction," he said. I think USC is becoming a higher caliber university, and with that I think comes an expansion in (See Republican, page 2)
Deadline looms for 1994 income tax returns
Help available through IRS hotline, on-campus workshops, other programs
By Allison Johnson
Staff Writer
The busy signal on the IRS information hotline marks the approaching deadline to submit tax forms for the fiscal year 1994.
There is a familiar saying — "The only certain things in life are death and taxes." For students who have depended on parents to do their taxes until now, that cliche will soon become a reality as April 15 approaches.
Filing requirements depend on each person's income, but the tax rules can be complicated. Work-study income is exempt, and you have to eam over a cer-
tain amount to be required to file income tax forms.
Since there's no Sesame Street guide to Form 1040, there are some places for students to go to get more information. However, the Office of Financial Aid is
Erohibited from offering tax elp. The office will want a copy of students' and parents' completed tax forms, though.
Federal and California state income tax forms can be obtained at the post office or at Doheny Library. The Accounting Library has the basic forms as well as all other types of forms and schedules available to be (See Taxes, page 3)
Jama* Chhay I Dally Trojan
A student helps Myron Taylor, 33, with her 1994 tax preparations.

Newspaper of the University of Southern California
Monday April 3,1995 Vol. CXXIV, No. 48
Headlines
USC weekend filled with Fests
The 42nd annual Songfest brought Greeks and campus community members together for a night of "Fire and Ice," followed by Springfest 1995, where Ice Cube headlined.
Features, page 8
Without Jason Mulholland, who was ill, the USC men's volleyball team struggled against BYU on Friday night, and lost, 17-16, 16-14, 11-15, 15-11, at the Lyon Center.
Sports, page 16
Training time for the media circus
The trial — you know which one — has captured the ratings, but it's pretty dry stuff. Davey Williams shares some theme day suggestions on how to perk things up a bit.
Viewpoint, page 4
Music, forums set for tonight
That’s a rap
. Witt / Dally Tro|an
Excitement mounted as Springfest 1995 went on. See page 8 for more coverage.
Brigham Young defeats volleyball
The Graduate Christian Fellowship Forum presents "Risk ana Responsibility:
The Legacy of Dietrich Bon-hoeffer," a presentation by John Townsend, pastor of First Baptist Church of Los Angeles, tonight at 7, University Religious Center 204. eee
The USC Percussion Ensemble performs tonight at 8 in Bovard. Free admission, eee
Friends of documentary filmmaker Ernest Nukanen will gather today for a memorial celebration of Nukan-en's life and stories at the Lion's Head Restaurant, 59 Christopher St., New York, from 5 to 7 p.m.
eee
"Hollywood in Cyberspace," a seminar on using on-line services in film production, will take place today from 5 to 10:30 p.m. in the Green Theater, second floor of the Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Ave. Cost for students is $100.
DPS to take
over parking enforcement
By Laura Margoni
Staff Writer
Today, the Department of Public Safety will take over the responsibility of parking enforcement, formerly under the control of Transportation Services.
The change, which will transfer the issuance of all parking citations and the handling of the appeals process to DPS, was instigated because, Transportation Senior Manager Dawn Mugavero said, "it made more sense."
"It's really more of a public safety concern (and) with the DPS officers and student officers already out there patrolling, it'll just be one additional duty for them," she said.
DPS Deputy Chief Robert Taylor agreed and said that the change seemed "a more efficient way to use resources."
"The community won't see much of a difference in services," Taylor said, "except enforcement will be a little stricter."
Transportation Services will still handle the administrative and financial concerns, overseeing the submission of all complaints and payment of fines. DPS will only be responsible for the appeal process and plans to instate a review board composed of students, staff, faculty and DPS officers to accomplish this task.
"We want to make it as fair and equitable as we can (and) do what would be best for USC," said Officer Gerald Baker, coordinator of the Student Law Enforcement Program.
Roots of college conservatism analyzed
“While a lot of college campuses are getting conservative, I think USC is moving in the opposite direction.”
_2; L_—Kari Cutler
By Kamron Barron
Staff Writer
Although the new Republican majority in Congress has led to more discussion of Republican ideology across the country, opinions about conservatism on USC's campus differ.
Herbert Alexander, a USC professor of political science, says there has not been a rise of conservatism, but college campuses are predominantly conservative.
"My opinion is the USC campus has always been conservative among the student body that today students are concerned about economy, jobs and
security," he said. "The nature of the student body is essentially that students can afford tuition and costs. They're students that are more inclined to be conservative than liberal. I don't have any facts or figures, but it seems to me that it is essentially conservative."
Steve Lesher, chair of the USC College Republicans, a 5-year-
old campus organization, believes conservatism is a part of campus life and this leads to the importance of college Republicans. Since its founding, the USC group has become the largest college Republican organization in California.
"I've always been a big believer that college students are inherently conservative, and it is a
well-known fact that university administration is inherently liberal," Lesher said. "That's what makes college Republicans so important, especially when political correctness we've seen as a growing interest."
Kari Cutler, co-vice chairman of the Trojan Democrats, disagrees, and said USC is one of the exceptions to the case.
"While a lot of college campuses are getting conservative, I think USC is moving in the opposite direction," he said. I think USC is becoming a higher caliber university, and with that I think comes an expansion in (See Republican, page 2)
Deadline looms for 1994 income tax returns
Help available through IRS hotline, on-campus workshops, other programs
By Allison Johnson
Staff Writer
The busy signal on the IRS information hotline marks the approaching deadline to submit tax forms for the fiscal year 1994.
There is a familiar saying — "The only certain things in life are death and taxes." For students who have depended on parents to do their taxes until now, that cliche will soon become a reality as April 15 approaches.
Filing requirements depend on each person's income, but the tax rules can be complicated. Work-study income is exempt, and you have to eam over a cer-
tain amount to be required to file income tax forms.
Since there's no Sesame Street guide to Form 1040, there are some places for students to go to get more information. However, the Office of Financial Aid is
Erohibited from offering tax elp. The office will want a copy of students' and parents' completed tax forms, though.
Federal and California state income tax forms can be obtained at the post office or at Doheny Library. The Accounting Library has the basic forms as well as all other types of forms and schedules available to be (See Taxes, page 3)
Jama* Chhay I Dally Trojan
A student helps Myron Taylor, 33, with her 1994 tax preparations.